Race

U.S. House, Florida 16th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.11

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Sydney Gruters1RepublicanOpen seat$1.1M$465K$622K$1.6M$103K
Vern Buchanan2RepublicanIncumbent$930K$983K$996K$0$0
Kelly Kirschner3DemocratOpen seat$297K$216K$81K$0$662K
Tamika Lyles4DemocratOpen seat$122K$67K$55K$0$0
Jonathan Harris5DemocratOpen seat$86K$57K$29K$0$0
Mark Davis6No partyOpen seat$64K$61K$3,624$0$0
Jan Schneider7DemocratOpen seat$56K$22K$75K$0$0
Glenn Keith Pearson8DemocratOpen seat$51K$53K$-870$0$0
Edward Peter Pope9RepublicanOpen seat$49K$22K$27K$0$0
Jason Edward Speir10RepublicanOpen seat$45K$44K$1,320$0$860K

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Sydney Grutershttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL16141/
    H6FL16141
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Vernon Buchananhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL13148/
    H6FL13148
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Kelly Kirschnerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL16158/
    H6FL16158
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Tamika Lyleshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL16125/
    H6FL16125
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Jonathan Harrishttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL16117/
    H6FL16117
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Mark Davishttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL06365/
    H6FL06365
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Jan Schneiderhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2FL13139/
    H2FL13139
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Glenn Keith Pearsonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL16109/
    H6FL16109
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: Edward Peter Popehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6FL16133/
    H6FL16133
  10. 10
    FEC candidate record: Jason Edward Speirhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4FL16179/
    H4FL16179
  11. 11
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record